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A better place to start would be the Great Pacific garbage patch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch#Size_estimates https://en.wikipedia

by jussij 6y ago

A better place to start would be the Great Pacific garbage patch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch#Size_estimates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch#Si... That's an above ground source for trillions of pieces of plastic.

nikanj 6y ago
"Most debris consists of small plastic particles suspended at or just below the surface, evading detection by aircraft or satellite." Collecting that is going to be a massive headache.